Washboiler



No. 620,523. Patented Feb. 28, |899. L. WIGEN.

WASHBDILEFI.

[Application led June 3, 1898.)

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UNITED STATESA PATENT OFFICE.

LOUIS WIGEN, OF AFTON, MINNESOTA.

WASHBOILER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 620,523, datedFebruary' 28, 1899.

Application tiled June 3, 1898. Serial No. 682,472, (No model.)

T0 all whom t may concern.:

Be it known that I, LOUIS WIGEN, a citizen of the United States,residing atAfton, in the county of'Washington and State of Minnesota,have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin VVashboilers; andIdohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eXact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to washboilers.

The object is to facilitate the handling of clothes being boiled and atthe same time to reduce the danger of scalding of an att-endant to aminimum.

The invention consists in the combination, with awashboiler, of anopen-work holder adapted to be placed within the boiler and to besupported thereby, said holder consisting of a series of connectedlinks, handles for lifting the holder from the boiler, and a secondholder supported by the first and of a like character as the first fordividing the bulk of the clothes, thereby rendering easier the removalof the same from the boiler.

The invention consists, further, in the novel construction andcombination of parts of a device for handling clothes in a washboiler,as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed. p

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specication and inwhich like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts, I- haveillustrated a form of embodiment of my invention, although it is to beunderstood that other forms of embodiment thereof may be employedwithout departing from the spirit of the same.

In the drawings, Figure l is a View in perspective of a washboiler withone side broken away to show the clothes-holders in position therein.Fig. 2 is a detail view of one of the holders, showing also in dottedlines one of the detachable handles in position thereon. Fig. 3 is aperspective detail view of the handle detached.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a washboiler, which may be ofany preferred construction and therefore needs no detailed description,B the lower holder, and C the upper holder.

Thelower holder B consists, essentially, of

a series of connected links b, which may be of any preferred shape andof a width to extend practically from one side of the boiler to theother. At each end of the holder is attached a supporting-link b2, thefree ends of which are bent to form hooks b3 for catching over the upperedge of the boiler to support the holder in place, the cross-bar b4 ofthis link being provided, intermediate of its ends, with two loopsbil-to be engaged by the hooks of the detachable handles D, the lattercomprising, essentially, a bail formed with the hooks d for engaging theloops or rings b5 and with a handle d2 of a non-heat-conductingsubstance, such as wood. Vhen the lower holder B is in position in theboiler, as shown in Fig. l, the hooks b3 are hooked over the rim of theboiler and the holder hangs down along the ends and to the bottom of theboiler or slightly above the bottom, as may be preferred, so thatpractically all the space of the boiler is utilized for the clothes.

The upper holder O is constructed in all essential points the same asthe lower holder, and its hooks c of the end link c2 are designed to behooked onto the cross-bar b4 of the end links of-the lower holder tosupport the said upper holder in place, although, if preferred, thesehooks c may also be hooked over the rim of the boiler. This upper holderC is shorter than the lower holder and hangs down approximately aboutone-half of the depth of the boiler. The end links c2 are also providedwith loops C3 to be engaged by the hooks of the handle D.

In using a washboiler equipped with my device the lower holder is rstplaced in position inthe manner already described and the clothes areplaced upon this holder. When a sufficient quantity has been placedthereon, the upper holder is secured in position and the remainder ofthe clothes placed on this. The boiler is then filled with water andplaced upon the stove, as usual. v When the clothes have beensufficiently boiled, the handles D are hooked into the loop cB of theupper holder, and the two handles are brought together and the upperlayer of clothes removed, and by opening out the holder the clothes willbe free to be removed from the holder. The same IOO holder.

The salient advantages. of this device are its extreme simplicity ofconstruction, efficiency and durability in use, and the readiness withwhich a bulk of hot clothes may be handled with ease.

It is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the employment oftwo of these holders,as in some instances one Will be found sufiicient,and in other instances two or more may be necessary.

Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claim as new, and desire to 'secure by t Letters Patent of theUnited States, is

l. The combination with a Washboiler, of an open-Work holder adapted tobe placed Within. the boiler, said holder` consisting of a series ofloosely-connected links, each end link being provided With hooks toengage with the boiler-rim to support the holder in operative position,and a second holder, of like character as the first, having its endlinks also provided with hooks to engage the boilerrim, said secondholder operating to divide the bulk of the clothes, thereby tofacilitate removal of the same from the boiler, substantially asdescribed.

2. The combination with a Washboiler, of an open-work holder adapted tobe placed Within the boiler, said holder consisting of a series ofloosely-connected links, the crossbar of each end link being furnishedwith loops or rings, and the ends of the said links being formed intohooks to engage with the boiler-rim to support the holder in operativeposition, and a second holder, of like character as the first, havingthe cross-bar of each endlink furnished With loops or rings, and v theends of the said links formed into hooks also to engage the boiler-rim,and detachable handles adapted for engaging the said loops or rings,substantially as described.

'In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

LOUIS WIGEN.

